Ada County Considers New Future for Expo Idaho
by Louisa Evers What is Expo Idaho? For many, it’s the fairgrounds because Ada County has held the Western Idaho Fair on the site since 1967. However, the 240-acre Expo […]
Boise River Island Provides Prime Bird Habitat
By Louisa Evers Editor’s Note: Not long ago news broke that The River Club (formerly the Plantation Golf Course) was considering leasing portions of an unnamed island managed by the […]
Birds of Expo Idaho
Story and photos by Louisa Evers As Ada County’s Expo Idaho Citizens Advisory Committee wrestles with what should be next for the 240-acre site in Garden City, the Boise River […]
Game Birds and Wading Birds of Middleton River Park
Text and photos by Louisa Evers except as noted. Please see Birding for Citizen Science in Middleton River Park, and Songbirds of the Boise River Part 1, Part 2 and […]
Idaho Young Birders Club Launches
by Lucian Davis The Idaho Young Birders Club is a project of the Golden Eagle Audubon Society. It’s aimed at getting young people interested in birds and conservation, and raising […]
Songbirds of Middleton River Park – Part 3
Text and photos by Louisa Evers Please see Part 1 and Part 2 for introductory information and lots of song birds. Bird safely. Contribute to citizen science. Finches Finches are […]
Songbirds of Middleton River Park – Part 2
Text and photos by Louisa Evers Please see Part 1 for introductory information and more song birds too. Bird safely. Contribute to citizen science. Swallows Swallows are aerial songbirds with […]
Songbirds of Middleton River Park – Part 1
text and photos by Louisa Evers Editor’s note – Learn more about the Middleton River Park and its birds here. Access to the undeveloped park is from adjacent neighborhoods. Bird […]
Please Bird Mindfully
This is reprinted in full from Team eBird. eBird is the world’s largest biodiversity-related citizen science project, with more than 100 million bird sightings contributed each year by eBirders around […]
Birding for Citizen Science in Middleton
by Louisa Evers The Boise River Enhancement Network has begun a year-long project to document birds at the site of the future Middleton River Park. The data will be shared […]